Improving labour market integration of young people

On 19 December from 14:00 to 15:30 CET, the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is organising a webinar on improving young people's labor market integration. 

Discussions on youth labour market integration focus on unemployment and NEETs, with youth unemployment rates above 10% in most European countries and over 20% in 10 member countries. The EU Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) aims to support young people not in education, employment, or training, including long-term unemployed or those not registered as job-seekers.

The goal is to help young people find jobs that correspond to their skills and aspirations, with decent pay and working conditions, and professional and personal growth perspectives.

Different policies can contribute to this:

• Training and education to match skills with job demand
• Apprenticeships offering paid work experience and employer connections
• Entrepreneurship support to help youth create businesses
• Mobility schemes to gain experience in other parts of Europe

The webinar will explore various strategies to help young people define career goals, secure their first job, experience different work environments, understand professional norms, and explore entrepreneurship.

What you can expect

• Keynote speech by Gustavs M. Upmanis on how to enhance labour market integration through initiatives of the RuralYouthFuture project, Latvia (TBC) 

Go Remote was a pilot project to improve the quality and quantity of remote job offerings for youth. The initiative used modern tools and platforms for events to provide youth with the skills needed for remote working and to match them with prospective employers. 

• Presentation by Simona Knavs on the Vocational Maturity Self-Assessment tool by Youth in Transition Erasmus+ project, atWork4NEETS project (TBC)

The tool helps identify personal and vocational competencies through an online or paper-based self-evaluation, guided by a counsellor or professional. It focuses on six key areas: motivation, goal setting, flexibility, resilience, social skills, and professional abilities. 

• Presentation by Tjaša Perković on the AGRO FI Young – Microcredits in agriculture for young people, Microfuture project (TBC)

Young farmers are considered a vulnerable target group, so the interest rate for microcredits is 0% and they do not require special insurance. They can use the funds freely, mostly for further development and to buy equipment and machinery. 

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